SOLUTION: change each equation to slope intercept form and state the slope and y intercept: 5x-4x+12=0

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Question 147343: change each equation to slope intercept form and state the slope and y intercept: 5x-4x+12=0
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x-4y%2B12=0 Start with the given equation.


-4y%2B12=0-5x Subtract 5x from both sides.


-4y=0-5x-12 Subtract 12 from both sides.


-4y=-5x-12 Combine like terms on the right side.


y=%28-5x-12%29%2F%28-4%29 Divide both sides by -4 to isolate y.


y=%285%2F4%29x%2B3 Simplify.


So the equation is now in slope intercept form y=mx%2Bb where the slope is m=5%2F4 and the y-intercept is b=3, which is the point (0,3).